What Does “One Day at A Time” REALLY Mean?

Lasting Recovery July 23, 2018

People who are new to rediscovered sobriety will hear certain slogans and mantras again and again – “Take It Easy” or “Let Go and Let God”, for example. But perhaps the most-heard adage is to take recovery “One Day at ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, ALCOHOL, DRUG ADDICTION Tags addiction recovery, step by step recovery

A Timeline of Cocaine Withdrawal

Lasting Recovery July 17, 2018

Most people think of cocaine as a drug that was only a major threat in the 1980s, but the truth is that RIGHT NOW, cocaine is a bigger threat than you might imagine. Quitting this powerful stimulant is not easy, ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, DRUG ADDICTION Tags cocaine addiction recovery, cocaine withdrawal

A Chip to Sniff out Drugs?

Lasting Recovery July 14, 2018

“Currently, there is a great demand for on-site drug testing. The high-performance chip we designed was able to detect cocaine within minutes in our experiments.” ~ Dr. Qiaoqiang Gan, PhD, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, DRUG ADDICTION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE Tags chip to check drugs, drug rehab, stop drug trafficking

A Comprehensive Guide to Anti-Addiction Medications. Part 1

Lasting Recovery July 4, 2018

“With medication assistance treatment (MAT), which is using a medicine to treat a disease, success rates are over 70 percent – 70 percent of people will be abstinent in one year.” ~ Raj Masih, the Potomac Highland Guild’s Substance Abuse ...Read More

Categories DRUG ADDICTION, EDUCATION, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, RECOVERY Tags MAT alcohol, MAT for addiction

The Urgent Need for Medication-Assisted Treatment in California

Lasting Recovery June 29, 2018

“The government is talking about treatment and medication-assisted treatment in a way that the government has never done before.” ~ Tom Hill, Vice-President of Addiction and Recovery, National Council for Behavioral Health Now that addiction is finally recognized as a ...Read More

Categories DRUG ADDICTION, DRUG REHAB, RECOVERY

Fentanyl Linked to a Higher Risk of Amnesia

Lasting Recovery June 21, 2018

“We talk a lot about people who don't survive overdoses, but we aren't talking about people who survive repeated overdoses and the impact that might have on them and their functioning. If their memory is really compromised, it's going to ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, DRUG ADDICTION, HEALTH & WELLNESS

Can an Arthritis Drug Help Combat Opioid Addiction?

Lasting Recovery June 16, 2018

“The potential to quickly begin using this compound in combination with opioid-based medication to treat pain and reduce addiction makes this discovery very significant.”  ~ Dr. Andrea G. Hohmann, PhD, Chair of Neuroscience, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana ...Read More

Categories DRUG ADDICTION, DRUG REHAB, EDUCATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Some Substance Abusers Are More Likely to Relapse Than Others

Lasting Recovery June 15, 2018

“We can improve our tailoring of treatment to each patient if we know who among patients…is at high risk for opioid relapse.  As well, health care providers can target more aggressive therapies to those at high risk.” ~ Dr. Zena ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, DRUG ADDICTION Tags addiction recovery, addiction relapse, Likely to Relapse

Why Vivitrol Isn’t Enough

Lasting Recovery June 12, 2018

“Vivitrol’s appeal is in part because it stops opioids whether patients want it or not. But there is a need to establish whether a patient continues to be alive or not.” ~ Daniel Wolfe, Director, International Harm Reduction Development, Open ...Read More

Categories DRUG ADDICTION, DRUG REHAB, EDUCATION, SYNTHETIC DRUGS

San Diego Ramping up Opioid Law Enforcement

Lasting Recovery June 6, 2018

“Working closely with the District Attorney’s Office, and federal, state and local law enforcement partners, the Southern District of California has charged three alleged opioid dealers with distribution of narcotics resulting in death. Our office is committed to holding dealers ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, DRUG ADDICTION, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Tags opioid abuse, Opioid Law Enforcement